2nd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

The 2nd Military Region of the Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and commander armed forces defending the North West of Vietnam. The north-West region of Vietnam, borders with the Yunnan of China. In 1979, the Chinese army with 3 infantry corps, and 10 infantry divisions, launched a huge invasion in this military zone and occupied Lào Cai Province and Phong Thổ.

Quân khu 2
(2nd Military Region)
Military Region emblem
Active19 October 1946 – present[1]
Country Vietnam
Allegiance People's Army of Vietnam
BranchActive duty
RoleRegular force
SizeEquivalent to Corps
Part ofPeople's Army of Vietnam
Garrison/HQViệt Trì City, Phú Thọ Province
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
Vietnam War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Decorations Gold Star Order
Commanders
Current commanderLieutenant General Phạm Hồng Chương
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff CommanderMajor General Nguyễn Đăng Khải
First party committee secretaryLieutenant General Phạm Đức Duyên

Agencies

Headquarters of staff

  • Logistics department
  • Technical department
  • Department of Politics

Units

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commander
  • Major General (1974), Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984) Vũ Lập (1978–1987):
  • Lieutenant General Ma Thanh Toàn (–2007)
  • Lieutenant General Đỗ Bá Tỵ (2007–2010)
  • Major General Dương Đức Hòa (2010–2016)
  • Major General Lê Xuân Duy (2016–2016)
  • Lieutenant General Phùng Sĩ Tấn (2016–2019)
  • Major General Phạm Hồng Chương (2019–present)


Political Commissioner
  • Major General (1974), Lieutenant General (1980), Vũ Lập (1978–1981)
  • Lieutenant General Trần Thụ (Deputy Commander of politics)
  • Lieutenant General Lê Minh Cược (2006–2009)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Ngọc Liên (2009–2015)
  • Major General Lê Hiền Vân (2015–2016)
  • Lieutenant General Trịnh Văn Quyết (2016–2021)
  • Lieutenant General Phạm Đức Duyên (2021–present)

References
  1. "Kỷ niệm 77 năm Ngày truyền thống LLVT Quân khu 2 (19/10/1946 – 19/10/2023)" [2nd Military Region 77th anniversary] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. "Trung đoàn 754 khai mạc diễn tập chỉ huy cơ quan 1 bên 1 cấp năm 2023". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. "Trung đoàn 834, Bộ CHQS tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc: Diễn tập chỉ huy cơ quan 1 bên 1 cấp về động viên đạt loại giỏi". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. "Điều chuyển Sư đoàn 304 về Quân khu 2: Nhanh chóng ổn định tổ chức, biên chế, không để xáo trộn đội ngũ cán bộ". Archived from the original on 22 October 2023.
  5. "Sư đoàn 316, Quân khu 2 hoàn thành xuất sắc nhiệm vụ diễn tập TM-23". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam).
  6. Xiaoming Zhang, Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict between China and Vietnam ..., p.99-100.

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